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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ENJOY EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AS THEY SEEK TO DEVISE FRESH SOLUTIONS FOR GLOBAL ISSUES
A GROUNDBREAKING collaborative international educational programme, staged at the University of Oregon (UO), Eugene, USA, has pushed the participating 52 students to ally their intellectual research skills with empathy and practicality to deliver effective solutions to global problems.
They have now entered the second week of an Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Undergraduate Leaders Program designed to foster innovative thinking and problem solving.…
PUBLIC, PRIVATE COLLEGES TRANSFORM TO UNIVERSITIES IN BOTSWANA
AS government authorities in Botswana envisage seeing their country becoming an education hub for southern Africa, colleges within the country are steadily transforming themselves into universities.
Over the past 19 years, four colleges have evolved into fully-fledged universities – two private; two public.…
GROUNDBREAKING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAMME DELIVERS INNOVATIVE AND EXPANDABLE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS TACKLING GLOBAL PROBLEMS
THE EMPATHY, connectedness and flexibility skills taught to students during an innovative international problem solving programme at the USA’s University of Oregon (UO) have manifested themselves in three prize-winning solutions to community problems.
These focused on environmental degradation, social inequality and public health, with students having 10 days this month to develop groundbreaking ideas for action at an Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Undergraduate Leaders Program.…
INNOVATIVE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY STUDENT COLLABORATION SHOULD HELP DEVISE KEY PROBLEM-SOLVING SOLUTIONS FOR PRESSING GLOBAL ISSUES
STUDENTS from top Pacific Rim research universities have embarked on an innovative programme of problem solving, designed to create fresh solutions on pressing socio-economic problems that leverage leadership skills and community contacts.
The University of Oregon (UO), in Eugene, Oregon, welcomed 50 undergraduate students from 30 universities based in the Pacific Rim region, including from the USA, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Japan, Australia, and more.…
INTERNATIONAL WOOL STANDARDS GUIDE SECTOR THROUGH INCREASINGLY COMPLEX SUPPLY CHAIN
THE WOOL sector is part of an increasingly complex and global supply chain and, as a result, international technical standards are growing in utility and importance. Where suppliers and buyers follow and require the use of international standards to guide their operations and products, there will be fewer nasty surprises, in orders and purchases.…
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES HELPING WEAVERS BOOST EFFICIENCY AND CUT WASTE
WEAVERS and their mechanical suppliers are increasingly appreciating the benefits of integrating digital technologies into their work practices and equipment. Digital investments are being made to use digitisation in boosting the precision loading of looms with appropriate threads to generating smart fabrics, using virtual visualisation rooms to aid fabric design, and more.…
ENERGY TRADERS COULD BENEFIT FROM NEW EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) importer of liquid fuels should benefit from a trade deal struck between the EU and the Mercosur bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The agreement will phase out all EU duties charged on industrial goods over 10 years.…
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIALS HELP OIL AND GAS SECTOR CLEAN UP - AND SMARTEN UP - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
As an industry much maligned for its heavy carbon footprint, the oil and gas sector is increasing its use of sustainable materials and manufacturing methods making textiles used for its protective clothing. This segment has also been focusing on improving the comfort and aesthetics of this apparel.…
EBRD LETTERS OF CREDIT TO NAFTOGAZ WILL ENABLE EUROPEAN MAJORS TO DIVERSIFY UKRAINE GAS SUPPLY
THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) is planning to offer letters of credit of EUR60 million to Ukraine’s gas major Naftogaz, helping it buy gas for the upcoming winter season through private facilities with reputable traders, without drawing on sovereign guarantees. …
EU ROUND UP - EUROPEAN PAINT EXPORTERS COULD BENEFIT FROM NEW EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) exporters of paints, varnishes and other coatings should gain market share in South America through a trade deal struck between the EU and the Mercosur bloc of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The agreement, which now needs ratification by both sides, will phase out all EU duties charged on industrial goods (including paints and coatings) over 10 years.…